Chapter 5

Rachel

I sighed happily, stretching my arms, although I am tired as heck with all the work and babysitting, but at the end of the day I'm happy, satisfied with myself. 

Nowadays, there are two things that make me forget that help me forget Jayce, one Brandon and Jane babies and two of my late nights at this restaurant.

I don't know why seeing people happy and satisfied with my work, either by eating something I cooked or the time they spend with me, makes my days fulfilled. Even though food and cooking reminds me of my time with Jayce and every time I'm cooking I don't know, but it seems even far away from me, there is part of me every time I hold a knife, spatula or see the happy satisfied look on the people's faces that comes and devours my food. 

And that is something I will always be thankful to Jayce. It's because of him that I've so much from, if it's not for me then I would have never discovered that I've some kind of thing with cooking too. 

I remember the first time I was at his house when my ankle was sprained and I didn't have anywhere to spend the night. That time Jayce lent his hand to me, allowing me to stay at his house, but me being a fool, I totally mistook his attempt, causing a fight and misunderstanding between us. 

Damn, I'm still a fool. I guess somehow, I don't know. I smiled remembering my very first night at Jayce's house, our very first misunderstanding and the very first time that I'd ever cooked for someone other than myself.

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Tonight is the worst day of my life. I lost my job the very night I started working. I sprained my ankle so badly I couldn't even walk on my own and, worse or worse, the person who helped me and whose lap I have fallen on is technically the real boss. 

I don't think my words make sense, because hell I'm confused, and my mind is blank. I don't know what to do; I don't have time to rest. I barely have enough money to survive and now I've a sprained ankle. What am I going to do? 

I sighed, hopelessly seeing no solution to my problem, being completely helpless on a cold winter night. 

I wish that I had a brother or someone that would always be there for me, caring, mostly in situations like these. I shook my head trying to avoid the thoughts, because technically I do have a brother whom I hate, a step brother to be fair, and not only that, I have a whole step family for whom my dad left me and mom without looking back even to us. I just hate them and even if I die I won't get any help from them. 

"I might regret it later." 

I glanced up, looking at the person helping who calls himself my ex-boss's boss, wondering what the heck was going on in his mind. Why doesn't he leave me and go away wherever he wants to be?  

I don't care, as long as I'm alive I can do something, but what is that? I'm asking myself. I don't want to ruin my dignity by doing something I will regret later, but I'm here cold, hungry and worse sprained.

“Come,” said the stranger, holding me in his supportive arms.

“Where?” I questioned, not knowing the exact meaning behind his words.

He sighed, rubbing the back of his neck with one of his hands while the other held me. “To my home,”

I stared at him questionably, “Why?”

“Because I don’t have the heart to leave you here all alone and worse injured,”

“But why do you care, just leave me,” I argued, even when deep inside I know that I'm a fool rejecting his offer, it's just I have a hard time trusting someone, damn I hardly trust my own mother and he is a complete stranger, nothing else.

“You are my employee and it's my responsibility to see if you're fine or not, mostly when one of my staff is responsible for your condition,”

I still didn’t trust him and stood still with my eyes glaring at him. 

He sighed again, “See I don’t have a whole night to argue with, here. You can choose whether you want to stay or leave. The choice is yours,” he replied as his foot tapped the ground, desperately waiting for my answer.

This time I sighed, not finding any choice but to agree with him, “Fine,” 

He nodded without saying a word, taking me with him to his car.

And that was a night that changed everything in me and my life, making me discover things that I would never know I had in me until my time spent with Jayee. 

None of us at times knew that our weird encounter might result in something so sweet but yet sad at the end, making things pretty much unforgettable for me for this whole time.

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